Tools Programmer, Applied Usability

WHAT MAKES US EPIC? At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating. Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development. PROGRAMMING - UNREAL ENGINE What We Do Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide. What You'll Do We're looking for a Tools Programmer to work on the development of the Unreal Engine editor and its tools with a focus on improving usability. You will have the opportunity to work across areas and systems, identifying their workflows pain points, designing solutions and implementing them. The ideal candidate is self-motivated and passionate about UI, UX and usability, excited to work with artists and content creators to optimize their workflows and enable them to do their best work. In this role, you will Identify workflow issues, usability issues and tooling gaps in the Unreal Engine editor Work with UX designers and artists to come up with solutions to usability problems Implement new workflows and tools to accelerate content creation Improve and optimize existing tools, working across teams with subject matter experts, to make them state of the art Analyze and fix common problems in a game engine such as performance issues and memory usage Work collaboratively across many of Epics’ internal teams and projects Work with Unreal Engine’s licensees to enable them to overcome their challenges What we're looking for Excellent C++ skills and experience developing in a large codebase Experience writing tools that improve the customer’s user experience, iteration, and development time in game development or other fields A passion for improving the customer experience in software products, holistically and beyond code Well versed in software programming and design principles Someone who is user-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative Demonstrated ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbal) EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.ABOUT US Epic Games spans across 19 countries with 55 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we’ve been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic! Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here. #J-18808-Ljbffr